Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription

Colophon reads: Gedruckt zu Nürmberg, bey Christoff Lochner

There are two issues of this, the first edition, according to Church. In the first issue the dedication (with a coat of arms), p. [3-4], signed with a "*", differs typographically from the second issue. For a full description of the differences see Church no. 261 and 262

Constitutes the second part of Sammlung von sechs und zwanzig Schiffahrten in verschiedene fremde Länder durch Levinus Hulsius und einige Andere, aus dem Holländischen ins Deutsche übersetzt und mit allerhand Anmerrkungen versehen, compiled by Levinus Hulsius, and printed in 26 parts in Nurenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1598 to 1663

Translation of: Journael ofte dagh-register, inhoudende een waerachtigh verhael vande reyse ghedaen 1598 / by Jacob Cornelisz van Neck and Wijbrant van Warwyck, first printed Amsterdam, 1601

Signatures: A⁴ (A1 +*1) (A1 verso blank) B-Q⁴ (Q4 blank)

Errors in paging: p. 102, 2nd count, misnumbered 103

Engraved vignette of natives, an elephant, and ships on title page; head and tail pieces; initials

Church, E.D. Discovery

Church, E.D. Discovery

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting dedication leaf, p. [3-4], 1st count, so issue held is not discernable; wanting p. [1-2], 4th count, a blank leaf as described by Church; some leaves closely cropped at head or foot of text block, affecting running title and page numbers and catch words; also wanting right half of folded map of Sumatra, Borneo, Java and the Moluccas bound following title page

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